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Highlands, North Carolina Real Estate Census Data

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Geographic Area: Highlands, North Carolina      
 
Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent
          Total housing units  4,770  100.0   OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
   
UNITS IN STRUCTURE                 Occupied housing units 1,548 100.0
1-unit, detached 4,177 87.6   1.00 or less 1,528 98.7
1-unit, attached 141 3.0   1.01 to 1.50 18 1.2
2 units 93 1.9   1.51 or more 2 0.1
3 or 4 units 74 1.6        
5 to 9 units 109 2.3             Specified owner-occupied units 1,038 100.0
10 to 19 units 38 0.8   VALUE
20 or more units 14 0.3   Less than $50,000 11 1.1
Mobile home 117 2.5   $50,000 to $99,999 138 13.3
Boat, RV, van, etc. 7 0.1   $100,000 to $149,999 124 11.9
        $150,000 to $199,000 187 18.0
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT       $200,000 to $299,999 242 23.3
1999 to March 2000 198 4.2   $300,000 to $499,999 233 22.4
1995 to 1998 593 12.4   $500,000 to $999,999 81 7.8
1990 to 1994 525 11.0   $1,000,000 or more 22 2.1
1980 to 1989 1,371 28.7   Median (dollars) 228,400 (x)
1970 to 1979 800 16.8        
1960 to 1969 312 6.5   MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
1940 to 1959 585 12.3        
1939 or earlier 386 8.1   With a mortgage 538 51.8
             Less than $300 0 0.0
 ROOMS            $300 to $499 25 2.4
1 room 25 0.5        $500 to $699 94 9.1
2 rooms 110 2.3        $700 to $999 128 12.3
3 rooms 259 5.4        $1,000 to $1,499 167 16.1
4 rooms 600 12.6        $1,500 to $1,999 72 6.9
5 rooms 1,096 23.0        $2,000 or more 52 5.0
6 rooms 1,130 23.7        Median (dollars) 1,048 (x)
7 rooms 685 14.4   Not mortgaged 500 48.2
8 rooms 316 6.6        Median (dollars) 270 (x)
9 or more rooms 549 11.5        
Median (rooms) 5.8 (x)   SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
          Occupied Housing Units

1,548 100.0        
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT Less than 15 percent 475 45.8
1999 to March 2000 237 15.3   15 to 19 percent 119 11.5
1995 to 1998 410 26.5   20 to 24 percent 122 11.8
1990 to 1994 272 17.6   25 to 29 percent 77 7.4
1980 to 1989 285 18.4   30 to 34 percent 60 5.8
1970 to 1979 191 12.3   35 percent or more 183 17.6
1969 or earlier 153 9.9   Not computed 2 0.2
             
VEHICLES AVAILABLE                 Specified renter-occupied units 249 100.0
None 77 5.0   GROSS RENT    
1 515 33.3   Less than $200 5 2.0
2 625 40.4   $200 to $299 2 0.8
3 or more 331 21.4   $300 to $499 62 24.9
        $500 to $749 90 36.1
HOUSE HEATING FUEL       $750 to $999 18 7.2
Utility Gas 29 1.9   $1,000 to $1,499 3 1.2
Bottled, Tank, or LP gas 751 48.5   $1,500 or more 19 7.6
Electricity 365 23.6   No cash rent 50 20.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. 277 17.9   Median (dollars) 551 (x)
Coal or coke 0 0.0        
Wood 123 7.9   GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Solar energy 3 0.2        
Other fuel 0 0.0   Less than 15 percent 59 23.7
No fuel used 0 0.0   15 to 19 percent 26 10.4
        20 to 24 percent 13 5.2
SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS       25 to 29 percent 25 10.0
Lacking complete plumbing facilities 7 0.5   30 to 34 percent 11 4.4
Lacking complete kitchen facilities 13 0.8   35 percent or more 60 24.1
No telephone service 25 1.6   Not computed 55 22.1


- Represents zero or rounds to zero.          (X) Not applicable.          Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.